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Summary of Contents for ServeRAID M5110

Page 1: ...ServeRAID M5110 SAS SATA Controller USER S GUIDE ...

Page 2: ...2014 2016 All rights reserved LIMITED AND RESTRICTED RIGHTS NOTICE If data or software is delivered pursuant a General Services Administration GSA contract use reproduction or disclosure is subject to restrictions set forth in Contract No GS 35F 05925 ...

Page 3: ...SATA controller Chapter 2 ServeRAID Controller Hardware Installation describes the procedures used to install the ServeRAID M5110 SAS SATA controller transportable memory module and flash power module Chapter 3 ServeRAID M5110 SAS SATA Controller Characteristics provides the characteristics and technical specifications for the ServeRAID M5110 SAS SATA controller Appendix A Getting Help and Technic...

Page 4: ... ServeRAID M Software User s Guide This document explains how to use the configuration utilities to configure monitor and maintain your ServeRAID M controller and the storage related devices connected to your controller Safety Information This document contains translated caution and danger statements Each caution and danger statement that appears in the documentation has a number that you can use...

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Page 9: ... 5 Benefits of the SAS Interface 1 9 1 5 1 PCI Express Architecture 1 10 1 5 2 Operating System Support 1 10 1 6 Benefits of the ServeRAID M5110 SAS SATA Controller 1 11 1 6 1 SAS Features 1 12 1 6 2 SAS Array Limitations 1 12 1 6 3 SATA III Features 1 13 1 6 4 PCI Express Performance 1 14 1 6 5 Usability Features 1 14 1 6 6 Flexibility Features 1 15 1 6 7 Drive Roaming 1 15 1 6 8 Drive Migration ...

Page 10: ... 3 5 3 3 Technical Specifications 3 6 3 3 1 Controller Specifications 3 6 3 3 2 Array Performance Features 3 7 3 3 3 Fault Tolerance 3 8 3 3 4 Power Supply Requirements for the ServeRAID M5110 SAS SATA Controller 3 8 3 3 5 Operating and Non operating Conditions 3 9 3 3 6 Safety Characteristics 3 9 Appendix A Getting Help and Technical Assistance A 1 Before You Call A 2 A 2 Using the Documentation ...

Page 11: ...5 4 European Union EMC Directive Conformance Statement B 6 B 5 5 Germany Class A Statement B 7 B 5 6 Japan VCCI Class A Statement B 8 B 5 7 Korea Communications Commission KCC Statement B 9 B 5 8 Russia Electromagnetic Interference EMI Class A Statement B 9 B 5 9 People s Republic of China Class A Electronic Emission Statement B 9 B 5 10 Taiwan Class A Compliance Statement B 10 Appendix C Glossary...

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Page 13: ...ple of a ServeRAID Controller Configured with an Expander 1 8 2 1 ServeRAID M5110 Controller Installation in a PCI Express Slot 2 4 2 2 Connecting a ServeRAID M5110 Controller Internal Connector to a Drive Backplane 2 7 3 1 Card Layout for the ServeRAID M5110 SAS SATA Controller 3 2 ...

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Page 15: ...M5110 SAS SATA Controller Specifications 1 19 3 1 ServeRAID M5110 SAS SATA Controller Connectors 3 2 3 2 ServeRAID M5110 SAS SATA Controller Characteristics 3 5 3 3 ServeRAID M5110 SAS SATA Controller Specifications 3 6 3 4 Array Performance Features 3 7 3 5 Fault Tolerance Features 3 8 3 6 Power Supply for the ServeRAID M5110 SAS SATA Controller 3 9 ...

Page 16: ... the ServeRAID M5110 SAS SATA Controller Section 1 7 Hardware Specifications Section 1 8 Technical Support 1 1 Overview The ServeRAID M5110 Serial Attached SCSI SAS Serial ATA SATA controller is a high performance intelligent PCI Express to SAS SATA controllers with RAID control capabilities This controller provides reliability high performance and fault tolerant disk subsystem management The Serv...

Page 17: ...alf size half height RAID controller based on the LSISAS2208 PCI Express SAS SATA I O Processor chip The controller controls eight internal 6 Gb s SAS SATA ports through two SFF 8087 x4 internal mini SAS connectors The controller integrates eight high performance SAS SATA PHYs and a PCI Express bus master DMA core Each of the eight PHYs is capable of 6 0 Gb s SAS link rates and 6 0 Gb s SATA III l...

Page 18: ...hod that best suits your needs A hardware RAID assist exclusive OR XOR engine speeds parity generation and checking and reduces system access times The controller supports the SAS protocol as described in the Serial Attached SCSI Standard version 2 0 and the SATA III protocol defined by the Serial ATA Revision 3 0 Specification Note You cannot mix SAS drives and SATA drives within the same virtual...

Page 19: ...and Non operating Conditions for information about the minimum and the maximum temperature ranges 1 3 Integrated MegaRAID Mode and MegaRAID Mode You can run this ServeRAID SAS SATA controller in either integrated MegaRAID iMR mode or in MegaRAID MR mode Integrated MegaRAID is a highly integrated low cost RAID solution made possible by Fusion MPT architecture Integrated MegaRAID is a processor base...

Page 20: ...ransportable memory module TMM depending on the RAID level This controller supports iMR RAID levels 5 and 50 with the following installed Feature on Demand upgrade ServeRAID M5100 Series Zero Cache RAID 5 Upgrade This controller supports MegaRAID RAID levels 5 and 50 with any of the following installed transportable memory modules ServeRAID M5100 Series 512MB Cache RAID 5 Upgrade ServeRAID M5100 S...

Page 21: ...tion is used to recover the data if one or two drives fail in the drive group RAID 10 a combination of RAID 0 and RAID 1 consists of striped data across mirrored spans A RAID 10 drive group is a spanned drive group that creates a striped set from a series of mirrored drives RAID 10 allows a maximum of eight spans You must use an even number of drives and the total number of drives must be divisibl...

Page 22: ...tible controller that connects to several SATA disks This type of configuration is mostly for low end or entry servers Enclosure management is provided through out of band I2 C bus Side bands of both types of internal SAS connectors support the SFF 8485 SGPIO interface Midrange internal SAS configuration This configuration is like the internal SATA configuration but with high end disks This type o...

Page 23: ...lash ROM SAS PCI Express RAID Controller SAS SATA III Device 32 Bit Memory Address Data Bus PSBRAM I2 C SAS SATA III Device SAS SATA III Device SAS SATA III Device PCI Express Interface NVSRAM I2C Interface Expander Flash ROM NVSRAM SRAM I2 C UART Expander SAS SATA III Drives PCI Express Interface SAS SATA Drives SAS SATA III Drives SAS SATA III Drives SAS SATA III Drives 8 SRAM SRAM SDRAM Periphe...

Page 24: ...ombines the advantages of SATA SCSI and Fibre Channel and is the future mainstay of the enterprise and high end workstation storage markets SAS offers a higher bandwidth per pin than parallel SCSI and it improves signal and data integrity The SAS interface uses the proven SCSI command set to ensure reliable data transfers while providing the connectivity and flexibility of point to point serial da...

Page 25: ...cal bus system designed to increase data transfers without slowing down the central processing unit CPU You can install your ServeRAID M5110 controller PCI Express SAS SATA controller in PCI Express computer systems with a standard bracket type With this controller in your system you can connect SCSI devices and SATA devices over the bus PCI Express goes beyond the PCI specification in that it is ...

Page 26: ...ls 0 1 5 10 and 50 in iMR mode Support for RAID levels 0 1 5 6 10 50 and 60 in MR mode Note To use RAID levels 5 50 6 60 with this controller you need to install a Feature on Demand FoD upgrade and or a transportable memory module TMM See Section 1 3 1 Supported RAID Level Upgrades for information about these upgrades Advanced array configuration and management utilities Online RAID level migratio...

Page 27: ...using SCSI information units 1 6 2 SAS Array Limitations This section describes the array limitations of the controller These include limitations such as the number of physical disks supported the maximum number of disks per controller and the maximum number of virtual disks allowed per controller Table 1 2 lists the array limitations for the ServeRAID M5110 controller Table 1 2 ServeRAID M5110 SA...

Page 28: ...s per controller In addition though you can have up to 16 virtual disks per array and up to 128 arrays per controller there is a limit of 64 virtual disks per controller 1 6 3 SATA III Features The following list describes the SATA III features of the ServeRAID ServeRAID M5110 controller Supports SATA III data transfers of 6 0 Gb s Supports STP data transfers of 3 0 Gb s Provides a serial point to...

Page 29: ...I Express bus Supports x8 lane configuration Supports transfer rates of up to 8 GT s 1 GB s per lane Complies with the PCI Express Specification Revision 3 0 Provides unequaled performance through the Fusion MPT architecture Provides high throughput and low CPU utilization to offload the host processor 1 6 5 Usability Features The following list describes the usability features of the ServeRAID M5...

Page 30: ... in a single quad port to form a wide port Allows programming of the World Wide Name 1 6 7 Drive Roaming Drive roaming occurs when the physical disks are changed to different ports on the same controller When the drives are placed on different channels the controller detects the RAID configuration from the configuration data on the drives Note In a clustering environment drive roaming is supported...

Page 31: ...system The controller then detects the RAID configuration from the configuration data on the drives 1 6 8 Drive Migration Drive migration is the transfer of a set of drives in an existing configuration from one controller to another The drives must remain on the same channel and must be reinstalled in the same order as in the original configuration The controller to which you migrate the drives ca...

Page 32: ...ion Step 4 Remove the SAS cable connectors from the internal drives that you want to migrate a Make sure that pin 1 on the cable matches pin 1 on the connector b Make sure that the SAS cables conform to all SAS specifications Step 5 Remove the physical disks from the first system and insert them into drive bays on the second system Step 6 Connect the SAS cables to the physical disks in the second ...

Page 33: ...ee the ServeRAID M Software User s Guide for the procedures used to import a foreign configuration or change a drive state from unconfigured bad to unconfigured good 1 6 10 Automatic Rebuilds on New Drives Automatic rebuilds occur when the drive slot status changes For example an automatic rebuild occurs when you insert a new drive or when you remove a drive and a hot spare replaces the removed dr...

Page 34: ...ID M5110 SAS SATA Controller Specifications Specification ServeRAID M5110 SAS SATA Controller RAID Levels iMR mode 0 1 5 10 and 50 MR mode 0 1 5 6 10 50 and 60 Note To use certain RAID levels with this controller you need to install a Feature on Demand FoD upgrade and or a transportable memory module TMM See Section 1 3 1 Supported RAID Level Upgrades for information about these upgrades Devices S...

Page 35: ...tance Yes Direct I O Yes Architecture Fusion MPT 1 In MR mode the ServeRAID M5110 SAS SATA controller supports cache policy which includes write back write through adaptive read ahead non read ahead read ahead cache I O and direct I O set tings However in iMR mode the controller does not support these cache policy settings See Section 1 3 Integrated MegaRAID Mode and MegaRAID Mode for more informa...

Page 36: ...n 2 4 Connecting a ServeRAID M5110 SAS SATA Controller to a Drive Backplane on an Enclosure Section 2 5 After Installing the Controller 2 1 Requirements The following items are required for installation A ServeRAID M5110 SAS SATA controller A host system with an available PCI Express expansion slot The ServeRAID M Documentation CD containing the documentation The necessary internal cables SAS phys...

Page 37: ...he SATA devices to it Make sure that the cables you use conform to all specifications Step 4 Perform a safety check a Make sure that all cables are properly attached b Make sure that the controller is installed correctly c Close the cabinet of the host system Step 5 Reconnect the power cords to the system and to all attached devices Step 6 Turn on the power to the system after you complete the saf...

Page 38: ...the ServeRAID M5110 controller with its connectors Step 4 Review the Controller Limitations Review Section 1 2 1 Controller Limitations before you install the controller in the system Step 5 Install the Controller Select a PCI Express slot and align the controller s PCI Express bus connector to the slot Press down gently but firmly to ensure that the card is properly seated in the slot Secure the ...

Page 39: ...ng a ServeRAID M5110 SAS SATA Controller to a Drive Backplane on an Enclosure for details about connecting the controller to the enclosure Step 7 Turn on the Power to the System Reinstall the computer cover and reconnect the AC power cords then turn on the power to the computer Make sure that the power is turned on to the SAS devices and the SATA III devices before or at the same time as the host ...

Page 40: ...the physical arrays and the logical drives When the message Press Ctrl H for WebBIOS appears on the screen press CTRL H immediately to run the utility Step 9 Install the Operating System Driver The controller can operate under various operating systems To operate under these operating systems you must install the software drivers You can find and download the latest drivers at http www ibm com sup...

Page 41: ...es Note Use only straight SAS cables not cross over SAS cables Follow these steps to connect the internal x4 mini SAS 4i SFF 8087 connector on the cable to the controller and the drive backplane Step 1 Read the safety information that comes with the controller Step 2 Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords Step 3 Remove the server cover Step 4 Plug the internal x4...

Page 42: ...removed Step 9 Turn on the peripheral devices and the server 2 5 After Installing the Controller After the you install the controller you must configure it and install the operating system driver The ServeRAID M Software User s Guide instructs you on the configuration options and how to set them on your controller The ServeRAID M Device Driver Installation User s Guide provides detailed installati...

Page 43: ...ystems with a PCI Express slot PCI Express goes beyond the PCI specification in that it is intended as a unifying I O architecture for various systems desktops workstations mobile server communications and embedded devices The ServeRAID M5110 controller has one LSISAS2208 ROC RAID on chip processor that controls eight internal SAS SATA ports through two SFF 8087 x4 internal mini SAS connectors 3 1...

Page 44: ...der 2 pin connector Connects to an LED that indicates whether a drive is in a fault condition J1A2 Write pending LED header 2 pin connector Connects to an LED that indicates when the data in the cache has yet to be written to the storage devices Used when the write back feature is enabled J1A3 Test header 2 pin connector Reserved for internal use J2B1 J2B2 J1A1 J1A2 J1A3 J1A4 J1A5 J1A7 J2B4 J5B1 J...

Page 45: ...ne LED per port When lit each LED indicates the corresponding drive has failed or is in the Unconfigured Bad state The LEDs function in a direct attach configuration there are no SAS expanders Direct attach is defined as a maximum of one drive connected directly to each port J1A7 I2 C Enclosure Management connector 3 pin connector Supports SES SCSI enclosure services over I2 C through an internal ...

Page 46: ... default is no shunt installed J2B1 x4 SAS Ports 4 7 internal connector SFF 8087 mini SAS 4i internal connector Connects the controller by cable to SAS drives or SATA III drives J2B2 x4 SAS Ports 0 3 internal connector SFF 8087 mini SAS 4i internal connector Connects the controller by cable to SAS drives or SATA III drives J2B4 PCI Express Standard edge card connector The RAID controller interface...

Page 47: ...nnector Reserved for internal use J5B1 CVFM03 DDR3 connector 240 pin connector Connects the controller to the CVFM03 CacheVault Flash Module The CVFM03 module connects to a remote CVPM02 CacheVault Power Module J6A1 Serial Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter UART connector for the Expander 4 pin connector Reserved for internal use Table 3 1 ServeRAID M5110 SAS SATA Controller Connectors Co...

Page 48: ...of CISPR Class B The ServeRAID M5110 SAS SATA controller is CSA C22 2 No 60950 1 UL 60950 1 First Edition listed Accessory UL file number E257743 3 3 1 Controller Specifications Table 3 3 lists the specifications for the ServeRAID M5110 SAS SATA controller Table 3 3 ServeRAID M5110 SAS SATA Controller Specifications Specification ServeRAID M5110 SAS SATA Controller Processor PCI Express Host Contr...

Page 49: ...four SAS ports each Size of Flash ROM for Firmware 8 Mbytes Nonvolatile Random Access Memory NVRAM 32 Kbytes for storing RAID configuration Table 3 3 ServeRAID M5110 SAS SATA Controller Specifications Specification ServeRAID M5110 SAS SATA Controller Table 3 4 Array Performance Features Specification ServeRAID M5110 SAS SATA Controller PCI Express Host Data Transfer Rate 8 GT s 1 GB s per lane Dri...

Page 50: ... a hard reset State 2 During a disk stress test State 3 While sitting idle at the DOS prompt The supply voltages are 12V 8 percent from PCI edge connector only and 3 3V 9 percent from PCI edge connector only Table 3 6 lists the power supply for the controller for each of the three states at the different voltages Table 3 5 Fault Tolerance Features Specification ServeRAID M5110 SAS SATA Controller ...

Page 51: ... controller are Relative humidity range is 5 percent to 90 percent noncondensing Temperature range 30 C to 80 C 3 3 6 Safety Characteristics The ServeRAID M5110 SAS SATA controller meets or exceeds the requirements of UL flammability rating 94 V0 Each bare board is also marked with the supplier name or trademark type and UL flammability rating The board is installed in a PCI Express bus slot so al...

Page 52: ...ServeRAID M5110 SAS SATA Controller User s Guide A 1 Appendix A Getting Help and Technical Assistance ...

Page 53: ...A 2 Getting Help and Technical Assistance A 1 Before You Call ...

Page 54: ...Using the Documentation A 3 A 2 Using the Documentation A 3 Getting Help and Information from the World Wide Web ...

Page 55: ...A 4 Getting Help and Technical Assistance A 4 Software Service and Support A 5 Hardware Service and Support ...

Page 56: ...Taiwan Product Service A 5 A 6 Taiwan Product Service ...

Page 57: ...ServeRAID M5110 SAS SATA Controller User s Guide B 1 Appendix B Notices ...

Page 58: ...B 2 Notices B 1 Trademarks ...

Page 59: ...Important Notes B 3 B 2 Important Notes ...

Page 60: ...B 4 Notices B 3 Recycling Information B 4 Telecommunication Regulatory Statement B 5 Electronic Emission Notices ...

Page 61: ...Electronic Emission Notices B 5 B 5 1 Federal Communications Commission FCC Statement B 5 2 Industry Canada Class A Emission Compliance Statement B 5 3 Australia and New Zealand Class A Statement ...

Page 62: ...B 6 Notices B 5 4 European Union EMC Directive Conformance Statement ...

Page 63: ...Electronic Emission Notices B 7 B 5 5 Germany Class A Statement ...

Page 64: ...B 8 Notices B 5 6 Japan VCCI Class A Statement ...

Page 65: ...ic Emission Notices B 9 B 5 7 Korea Communications Commission KCC Statement B 5 8 Russia Electromagnetic Interference EMI Class A Statement B 5 9 People s Republic of China Class A Electronic Emission Statement ...

Page 66: ...B 10 Notices B 5 10 Taiwan Class A Compliance Statement ...

Page 67: ...er monitor keyboard and peripheral devices that make up a computer system or the software settings that allow the hardware components to communicate with each other device driver A program that allows a microprocessor through the operating system to direct the operation of a peripheral device domain validation Domain Validation is a software procedure in which a host queries a device to determine ...

Page 68: ...dancy RAID levels 1 5 6 10 50 and 60 not RAID level 0 and the hot spare must have sufficient capacity internal SAS device A SAS device installed inside the computer cabinet These devices are connected by using a shielded cable main memory The part of a computer s memory which is directly accessible by the CPU usually synonymous with RAM NVRAM Acronym for Nonvolatile Random Access Memory An EEPROM ...

Page 69: ...sks managed together to yield higher reliability and or performance exceeding that of a single physical disk The RAID array appears to the controller as a single storage unit I O is expedited because several disks can be accessed simultaneously Redundant RAID levels RAID levels 1 5 6 10 50 and 60 provide data protection RAID levels A set of techniques applied to disk groups to deliver higher data ...

Page 70: ...ry to store data They have no moving parts and are faster and more reliable than hard disk drives HDDs SSP Acronym for Serial SCSI Protocol SSP enables communication with other SAS devices Each PHY on the SAS controller can function as an SSP initiator or SSP target STP Acronym for Serial Tunneling Protocol STP enables communication with a SATA III device through an attached expander Each PHY on t...

Page 71: ...ce consumed by a stripe is the same on each disk included in the stripe The portion of a stripe that resides on a single disk is a stripe element Striping by itself does not provide data redundancy striping in combination with parity provides data redundancy ...

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